Nashville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	689K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nashville is 13% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 924th and 348th ($2477 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 281st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sydney

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	Nashville	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$21946

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864